Weddings are almost always very expensive, and can some times leave a bride’s father crying all the way to the bank. The numbers I have seen indicate average wedding costs at around $20.000. That is a lot of money, but nothing compared to the top 10 most expensive weddings of all time.The most expensive wedding was the wedding of Vanisha Mittal, daughter of steel tychoon Laxmi Mittal. This wedding is way and beyond what any one has spend on a wedding ceremony before, and will probably hold the nr. 1 place in history for a long time. Here are some facts about the wedding.
Total cost: $60 million
Wedding date: 2004
Guests: 1000+
Duration: 5 days
Location: Versailles, Parc de Saint-Cloud, Paris
The lavishly expensive wedding that holds the title for being the Most Expensive Wedding was held in several locations in France, including the Palace of Versailles, Paris’ le Grand Intercontinetal, and many of Paris’ top clubs. Guests were flown in from all around the world, and just the guest accommodation costs amounted to almost $2 million.
An expensive wedding has to have top performers, and the most expensive wedding didn’t disappoint. Performing a 30-minute set, Kyle Minogue was paid $520.000, but this probably dwarfs in comparison to what Shah Rukh was paid to perform at the wedding, as he was reportedly paid $5 million to perform at Mittal’s son’s, Aditya, wedding.
Some of the top Indian chefs were flown in to make a feast of various Indian cuisines. Nothing was spared, and it was reported that 5,000 bottles of Mouton Rothschild for $1.5 million was consumed over the 5 day wedding.
Highlights from the wedding can be seen on the Forbes video below, starting at the 2.50 minute mark or so.
The most expensive wedding has it’s wedding book published online, ofcourse. It is a beautiful page with pictures and details from the wedding, and can be found here: http://www.weddingsutra.com/community/featured_vanisha_main.asp
Although the price is unknown to public, it would probabaly come on the list of the top 10 most expensive wedding dresses in the world.
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